US Funding Freeze: An opportunity for Global Health’s Self-Reliance

By guest contributor Dhananjaya Sharma

The recent decision by the United States to freeze funding for the World Health Organization (WHO), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and other global health programs has been met with widespread concern. Many see it as a crisis that threatens to derail vital health initiatives across the Global South. However, as an academic from the Global South, I view this as a transformative opportunity—one that could finally liberate...